Semester 2: Vocab. Quiz #1

Which word means slightly rude in speech or manner?

• odious

• brusque

• hone

• blatant

Which word means to make more pointed?

• hone

• livid

• aloof

• opulent

Which word means to support?

• plausible

• trite

• espouse

• hone

Which word means extremely unpleasant?

• odious

• brusque

• livid

• opaque

Which word means all future generations?

• espouse

• plausible

• sacrosanct

• posterity

Which word means to break a rule or boundary?

• transgress

• aloof

• traverse

• nullify

Which word means having a long or flexible quality?

• lithe

• saccharin

• aloof

• sacrosanct

Which word means artificially sweet?

• saccharin

• aloof

• opaque

• plausible

Which word means emotionally uninvolved?

• aloof

• trite

• reprehensible

• blatant

Which word means to travel across of through?

• traverse

• trite

• espouse

• hone